U.N. aid to northwest Syria extended for six months

The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday extending for six months a key humanitarian aid corridor to northwestern Syria, with the possibility of another six-month renewal in January.The cross-border mechanism, first authorized in 2014, involves a crossing at Bab al-Hawa in northwestern Syria that millions in the country rely on for food, clean water and other humanitarian assistance. Three permanent council members -- Britain, France and the United States -- abstained from voting after having sought a one-year extension of the crossing, while the 12 others including permanent …READ FULL ARTICLE